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Occam Underwriting, a specialty lines-focused managing general agent (MGA), has appointed a cyber security professional to its board, and an Ironshore executive as its new chief financial officer (CFO).   5 November 2018
Ratings’ vulnerability to cats
Insurance
S&P Global’s capital model data on its global reinsurer cohort shows a very significant capital buffer to absorb cat losses. But ratings could still fall following a bad cat year, as Stuart Shipperlee, head of analysis at Litmus Analysis, explained to PCI Today.   29 October 2018
Reinsurers on the hook for hurricane Michael losses
Insurance
Reinsurers are likely to bear the brunt of the losses caused by hurricane Michael, KBW's Meyer Shields suggested in a research note.   11 October 2018
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Munich Re and Hannover Re have embraced low margin, low volatility growth with a low Solvency II capital cost in 2018, while peers such as SCOR steer clear due to the high S&P rating capital cost, according to Jefferies analysts.   27 September 2018
Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group is acquiring 80 percent of PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika (Adira Insurance), a property and casualty (P&C) insurer in Indonesia, from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor.   27 September 2018
Insurance
S&P Global Ratings has changed the outlook to stable from negative for Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK's) operating insurance subsidiaries, National Indemnity, Government Employees Insurance, General Reinsurance, and other related insurance subsidiaries due to a more robust capital base.   27 September 2018
Insurance
UK insurance intermediary Ardonagh Group is acquiring broker Swinton Group from its French parent Covéa Group for a consideration of approximately £165 million.   27 September 2018
Insurance
US-based insurtech Slice Labs, which offers cloud-based on-demand insurance, has raised an additional $20 million in Series A funding to further expand its offering on a global scale.   27 September 2018
Insurance
Broker Aon is collaborating with Pembroke Managing Agency at Lloyd’s to develop a Public Protection Policy (PPP) to support the victims of terrorist attacks.   27 September 2018
Insurance
Re/insurer AXA XL which has recently completed its merger has appointed Paul Greensmith as UK CEO replacing Paul Jardine who is leaving the group later this year.   24 September 2018

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